Head of New Mexico's African American Affairs office resigns

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs has resigned.

Louisiana lawmakers strip Floyd reference in policing study

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Before they agreed to a proposal study policing approaches in the aftermath of

AP Exclusive: Police officers' personal info leaked online

WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal information of police officers in departments nationwide is being leaked online amid tense interactions at demonstrations across the U.S. over the police custody death of

Homeland Security report obtained by AP warns personal information of police across US being leaked online amid protests

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security report obtained by AP warns personal information of police across US being leaked online amid protests.

Jacksonville is front-runner for Trump convention speech

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, is the front-runner to host the GOP celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination to run for reelection, the Republican National C…

Sununu cites progress in 100 days since first COVID-19 case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The state has risen to every challenge in the 100 days since New Hampshire confirmed its first case of COVID-19, Gov. Chris Sununu said Wednesday.

Court decision means Medicaid expansion stays on ballot

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court decided Monday not to take up a lawsuit seeking to block a proposal to expand Medicaid health care from going before voters, meaning it will stay on the August …

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Wolf, lawmakers clash over emergency declaration

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the GOP-led Legislature headed toward a legal clash Wednesday over the emergency declaration he issued at the beginning of the pandemic, with lawmakers voting to …

Protests highlight deaths at hands of police around the US

Protesters have been galvanized around the world by the death of George Floyd, an African American man who pleaded for air and later died after a white police officer in Minnesota pressed his knee into his neck.

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Judge: Prisons must create testing plan for all inmates

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state prison inmates are likely facing unlawful “cruel or unusual punishments” in part because correction officials have failed to offer widespread COVID-19 testing within all co…

Ossoff just short of 50% threshold for US Senate primary win

ATLANTA (AP) — A media executive backed by civil rights icon John Lewis is just short of the majority he needs to avoid a runoff election in Georgia’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. It was still too early to c…

Pandemic budget crunch leaves Hawaii with unpleasant options

HONOLULU (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Hawaii’s unemployment rate up to 22.3%, generated miles-long food bank lines and led hotel operators to close their doors and board up their windows.

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday declined a request by Republicans to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Democrats seeking changes in the law to make it easier to vote in the August state pr…